Near Yahotyn, where Russian drones hit a plant, a truck carrying gas condensate overturned and caught fire in Kyiv Oblast, causing the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway to be closed in both directions. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, Timur Tkachenko.
"On the Kyiv - Kharkiv highway near Yahotyn, a truck carrying gas condensate overturned and caught fire. Traffic is blocked in both directions. According to preliminary information, at the 115th kilometer of the road, the driver of a DAF truck lost control, collided with a guardrail, after which the vehicle overturned and caught fire. Emergency services are working at the scene, and the fire is being extinguished. Information on fatalities and injuries is being clarified," he wrote.
The official urged drivers to take the road closure into account and choose alternative routes where possible.
A video from the scene of the accident was published on social media, showing the terrible consequences of the incident.
"Preliminarily, the driver lost control of the vehicle, as a result of which the car crashed into a guardrail, overturned and caught fire. According to eyewitnesses, the driver died," the public pages write.
Traffic accident in Ukraine
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